The May 9, 2009 Commencement at the University of Mississippi will be the last for Robert Khayat as Chancellor. Here he talks about what commencement means to him and shares thoughts about what the May 9th one will be like. Video by Mary Stanton
Horn Lake Student Finds Career Through Injury
May 6, 2009 by
Michael Manning to receive diploma Saturday at UM commencement Michael Manning OXFORD, Miss. – Six years ago, Michael Manning lay in a hospital bed unsure of his future. An automobile accident had left him paralyzed from the waist down and unable to return to his job with a railroad company. On Saturday (May 9), Manning,Read the story …
UM Receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Innovative Global Health Research by Larry Walker
May 6, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will support an innovative global health research project conducted by Larry Walker, director of the National Center for Natural Products Research, titled “Primaquine Revisited – Safety and Efficacy of Primaquine Enantiomers.”Read the story …
National Center for Natural Products Research Director Named Second Recipient of Distinguished Researcher Award
May 6, 2009 by
Larry Walker. UM photo by Robert Jordan. OXFORD, Miss. – Larry Walker has a list of scientific achievements that spans more than 30 years, three continents and dozens of organizations, but his latest accolade is undoubtedly one of his most meaningful. Walker, director of the National Center for Natural Products Research at the University ofRead the story …
Faculty, Staff Members Recognized for Outstanding Service to Students
May 5, 2009 by
Ellen Meacham Annual Frist Awards to be presented May 9 at commencement OXFORD, Miss. – Students at the University of Mississippi are inspired daily by faculty and staff who understand their workday does not end at 5 p.m. This could include a telephone call at 6 p.m., followed by a Facebook posting at 9 p.m.Read the story …
Exemplary Student Completes Accountancy Degree, Heads for Harvard Law School
May 5, 2009 by
Rob Derivaux OXFORD, Miss. – Robert Derivaux of Jackson expressed surprise this spring when he learned he was among the 10 University of Mississippi seniors named to the school’s 2008-09 Hall of Fame. “I was the last student they announced, so it was especially exciting,” Derivaux said. “It is a big honor and a bitRead the story …
Gov. Winter, UM Winter Institute Lend Support To 50th Anniversary Wade-In Commemoration
May 5, 2009 by
Events on Gulf Coast May 15-17 feature Gov. Winter in keynote address OXFORD, Miss. – Former Gov. William Winter and the Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation at the University of Mississippi are major supporters of a 50th anniversary commemoration scheduled May 15-17 of the “wade-in” civil rights protests staged on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. ProgramsRead the story …
Chancellor Search Advisory Committee Meets Twice This Week
May 5, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two meetings have been scheduled to advance the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning’s search for the next University of Mississippi chancellor.
Journalism Students, Instructor Make Good Showing in Statewide Competition
May 4, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Four University of Mississippi journalism students and their instructor, along with an Oxford professional, won awards in the Public Relations Association of Mississippi statewide competition. The awards were presented April 17 at a luncheon in Jackson.